The Bayard Cutting Arboretum

The Bayard Cutting Arboretum Horticultural Society is a volunteer organization based at the Arboretum. BCAHS provides support for the Arboretum in many ways. They have a general meeting once a month, the second Wednesday evening of each month. A guest speaker is invited to discuss a variety of topics each month.

In addition to this the Horticultural Society provides all the volunteer tour guides for visitors to the park. To request a tour one must call the park at 631-581-1002 at least two weeks in advance. Tours are provided for groups only. BCAHS also provides an extensive education program. To receive a brochure, please call the park office. The Horticultural Society sponsors events such as a plant sale and a Fall Harvest Display at the park.

Historical house tours of the Cutting family manor house are now available for a minimum donation of $5.00 per person. Groups are limited in size so advance registration is suggested. Most tours are on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. but there are others scheduled during the holiday season which include weekdays. Call for a complete schedule of dates and times.

Bayard Cutting Arboretum Horticultural Society’s Education Brochure
Spring and Summer 2008

Welcome to a New Year and our 2008 Spring/Summer brochure. It is going to be a glorious year! Our Education Committee has been meeting during the dreary, dingy cold winter months and hopefully has come up with some fun, seasonal things to see and do. Things are always changing and, as mentioned in past brochures, if you have any input for items to pursue for inclusion, please let us know. This season will reintroduce us to several old-favorite member gardens as well as some new gardens to view. We will have the opportunity to visit some well-known off-island public gardens, to dabble in the creative arts of painting, floral arranging and cooking, or perhaps some of you will be joining us to view some special landscapes on the eastern end of Long Island. Whatever you do, join us as we provide the opportunity for you to learn new ways and be involved!

Welcome to the exciting world of decorative art. Raffaela Cirillo, a local artist with ten years of teaching experience in many forms of painting, will teach how to paint a design in acrylic colors on a wooden tray. You will create an art project that you can enjoy for years to come. All you have to do is bring a smile and the will to paint. All the supplies and materials you will need for this project are included. Refreshments will be served.

Saturday, March 1
10:00 am - 1:00 pm—upstairs in the Carriage House
Fee: $45 /BCAHS $40

2. Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge Hike - Sag Harbor~a self-drive tour

We will provide the birdseed, you provide the awe at discovering this very special Long Island treasure where the black-capped chickadees will eat right out of our hands. The Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge preserves a peninsula, approximately 1.5 miles long, that separates Little Peconic and Noyac bays. We will see many varied habitats around the bays: brackish pond, impoundment, kettle holes, tidal flats, salt marsh, freshwater marsh, upland shrub, grasslands, maritime oak forest, red cedar stands and pioneer hardwoods. These provide a well-protected living and nesting area for a variety of birds as well as a beautiful shoreline.
It is an easy hike through the refuge but it will be over 2 miles. Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes as you join us for this rain-or-shine guided tour. There are bathroom facilities near the parking lot. You may bring along a picnic lunch to enjoy after the hike, or continue into the town of Sag Harbor to enjoy one of the restaurants there. Hike is limited to 30 people.

Saturday, March 29
10:00 am - 1:00 pm—Meet at Morton NWR parking lot at 9:45 am
Fee: $15 /BCAHS $10

3. Floral Arranging with Fruits and Vegetables , Tuscany/Provencal style ~ Diane Henry-Vanisko

It’s not all about the flower. Try a new twist on floral design and create a beautiful spring arrangement incorporating fruits, vegetables and other plant materials. All materials will be supplied; simply bring a floral knife or pruners and your imagination.
Class is limited to 20 people. Refreshments will be served.

Saturday, April 12
10:15 am - 12:15 pm—upstairs in the Carriage House
Fee: $40 /BCAHS $30

Join us for a day of tours focused on farming on Long Island in the Riverhead-Mattituck area. The day is planned as follows:

9:00 am Meet at Cornell University’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC) on Sound Ave. in Riverhead to form carpools and depart for first greenhouse.

Noon - 1:30 pm Brown bag lunch at Cornell University’s Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC); guided tour of the greenhouses, the research and display gardens with Dr. Mark Bridgen, Professor and Director of the LIHREC

Registration is limited to 30 people for these rain-or-shine programs. Bring your own brown bag lunch. Complete directions will be included with your registration packet.

We will provide the supplies and plant material for you to create your own unique, 14-inch living wreath to dress up a wall, door, fence or other area of your yard. There have been many new ivy cultivars available recently, and we will provide a varied selection of starter plants to use in designing your wreath.
Please bring gloves, wire cutters, and a container that is wide enough to lay
the wreath flat while transporting it home.
Class is limited to 20 people. Refreshments will be served.

Saturday, May 17
10:30 am -12:30 pm—downstairs in the Carriage House
Fee: $40 /BCAHS $30

6. TOUR BUS to Bellamy-Farriday House & White Flower Farm – Bethlehem, CT

We will travel to Bethlehem, Connecticut to visit the Bellamy-Ferriday House.
This exquisite property displays the dramatically different passions of its two owners. Joseph Bellamy was the leader of the 1740 religious revival known as the Great Awakening. He built the house around 1754. In 1912, the house was acquired as the summer residence of Henry and Eliza Ferriday. Mrs. Ferriday designed the formal garden with historic roses, peonies, lilacs, and other flowers. Their daughter Caroline restored the house, furnishing it with Litchfield County antiques and maintained the magnificent gardens.

Our group will be divided into thirds for each half-hour tour of the house, garden, and perimeter walk. We will have time to visit the gift shop and plant sale area.

Lunch will be on your own in downtown Litchfield from 12:30-2:00 pm. We will provide you with a list of suggested restaurants on the day of the trip.

At 2:00 pm, we will board the bus for the short ride to White Flower Farm. Here we will have a “behind the scenes” guided tour of the grounds, White family house, and the original gardens. Our approximately two-hour stay assures us of ample shopping time!

Tuesday, May 20
6:00 am—Meet in BCA Parking Lot** (Bus leaves promptly at 6:30 am). Approximate return time is 7:45 pm. Light refreshment will be served on the bus.
Fee: $60 /BCAHS $50 Includes transportation, admissions, and gratuities.

**Please let us know on your registration form if you would prefer the convenience of having the bus pick you up at 7:05 am at the east end of the Park & Ride Lot at LIE Exit 49-North (Rt. 110 exit)
The bus will NOT STOP UNLESS YOU ALERT US ON YOUR REGISTRATION FORM.

In answer to popular demand, we are returning to The Cloisters for a guided tour.
The Cloisters house the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of extensive art and architecture from Medieval Europe. Three of the cloisters reconstructed at the branch museum feature gardens planted according to horticultural information found in a variety of sources including tapestries, poetry, garden documents, stained glass windows, and column capitals. This tour is approximately 1 hour.
Lunch will be on your own from 12:30 pm -1:45 pm. There are several choices nearby.
At 1:45 pm, the bus will take us the short distance across the grounds to the gardens at Fort Tryon Park where at 2:00 pm we will meet our guide at the entrance to Heather Garden. Here we will begin our tour of the newly renovated gardens to learn more of the story of Fort Tryon Park—its fall into decay and then its welcome and miraculous recovery! Carved out of the boulders that dominate the geography of Manhattan’s northern end, Fort Tryon Park sits atop a wooded hill that offers panoramic views of the Hudson River on one side and Upper Manhattan and the Bronx on the other.

Tuesday, June 3
9:00 am—Meet in BCA Parking Lot** (Bus leaves promptly at 9:30 am).
Approximate return time is 6:00 pm. Light refreshment will be served on the bus.
Fee: $60 /BCAHS $50 Includes transportation, admissions, and gratuities.

**Please let us know on your registration form if you would prefer the convenience of having the bus pick you up at 10:05 am at the east end of the Park & Ride Lot at LIE Exit 49-North (Rt. 110 exit)
The bus will NOT STOP UNLESS YOU ALERT US ON YOUR REGISTRATION FORM.

Join us for this fun presentation. We all have “things” in our attics or basements that might possibly be of value today. Items not popular years ago have suddenly come into vogue as a collectible. Each participant will receive a booklet with pictures so they may follow along as each object is discussed. Bob will also bring in pieces from his own collection to share.
Each member of the class is invited to bring in one small “old” item from home for his evaluation. Class is limited to 25 people. Refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, June 10
10:30 am-12:00 pm—upstairs in the Carriage House
Fee: $20 /BCAHS $10

The “Gardens at Matterhorn” have been recognized with many awards. We will have a guided tour of their gardens, especially the David Austin Rose Garden which is the largest display on the East Coast. The tour will also include the Fern Garden, the Hosta Garden and the Folly Garden.

Afterward, we will have two workshops led by Michael Ruggerio, well-known co-author of Annuals with Style as well as a horticulturist and instructor with the New York Botanical Garden. One discussion will be on “Roses” and the other on “Perennials for Containers” which he did for the Perennial Plant Association National Convention to rave reviews.

There will be time to wander the gardens or visit the award-winning Garden Center Village, reminiscent of a European village. Nestled within 38 acres of beautiful display gardens and natural ponds, the shops provide an extensive selection of goods to enhance your home. The Village has a Retail Nursery, Antiques Store, Country Florist and Aquatic Center to name a few. There is something for everyone.

Thursday, June 19
7:15 am—Meet in BCA Parking Lot** (Bus leaves promptly at 7:45 am). Approximate return time is 6:45 pm. Light refreshment will be served on the bus. Fee: $90 /BCAHS $80

**Please let us know on your registration form if you would prefer the convenience of having the bus pick you up at 8:20 am at the east end of the Park & Ride Lot at LIE Exit 49-North (Rt. 110 exit)
The bus will NOT STOP UNLESS YOU ALERT US ON YOUR REGISTRATION FORM.

10. Tours of Gardeners’ Home Gardens in E.Islip/Bohemia ~ a self-drive tour

An interesting, fun part of gardening is sharing. Join us as we visit three home gardens to search out new ideas. From these gardeners you will hear first-hand stories of their experiences in discovering how-to’s and the how-not-to’s while designing their gardens.

Refreshments will be served at the last garden. Registration for these rain-or-shine tours is limited to 30 people. Your registration packet will include the directions to each garden. Carpooling is strongly recommended since parking is limited.

The first garden is “Brookville Garden” where you will see a garden inspired by many walks through the Bayard Cutting Arboretum. In the second garden, “Rock Walls and Trellises”, see how many different kinds of hosta you can find as you stroll the garden listening to the cooling sounds of several waterfalls and delighting in the colorful annuals, perennials and vines. The third garden is “Pond House” where paths wend through areas of annuals and perennials, mosses, evergreens and deciduous trees—all surrounding the streams and ponds where birds, bunnies, frogs and dragonflies abound. Find a hidden bench to share some refreshment and a friendly chat with friends.

Saturday, July 12
10:30 am-1:00 pm—Maps and directions will be included with your registration packet.
Fee: $15 /BCAHS $10

Learn to cook authentic Thai food with Srinual Lin Schlyer. A native of Thailand, Lin will introduce us to the special homegrown herbs and vegetables used in Thai cooking. She will then demonstrate Thai cooking techniques and offer tastings of prepared dishes. The food prepared will not be spicy, and the Carriage House will not be hot either, so join us for this wonderful experience. The class is limited to 25 people.

Saturday, July 26
10:30 am - 12:30 pm—upstairs in the Carriage House
Fee: $ 25 /BCAHS $15

12. Cold Soups from the Bounty of the Harvest - Evening Cooking Class at the New York Institute of Technology, Culinary Arts School, Central Islip Campus

Join us for a 90-minute demonstration cooking class. The techniques for making three cold soups that are great for entertaining and are a healthy alternative to heavier fare will be demonstrated and tiny tastings offered to everyone. Copies of the recipes will be handed out. Chef Charlie will show us, in his unique style, the professional tricks and techniques for making a cold cantaloupe soup, vichyssoise, and gazpacho.

Tuesday evening, August 5
7:00 pm—Meet at NYIT’s Central Islip Campus
Fee: $40 /BCAHS $30

13. Tours of Gardeners’ Home Gardens in Sayville/Oakdale ~ a self-drive tour

“The most noteworthy thing about gardeners is that they are always optimistic, always enterprising, and never satisfied. They always look forward to doing something better than they have ever done before.” Vita Sackville-West

Don’t expect the gardens of Longwood or even professionally maintained gardens on this tour. Rather it is just a sharing with others of what we do in our own backyards; and, in that light, we will be revisiting some of our favorites: Purple Nancy’s, The Serene Gardens Behind the Gate, Dilly-Dally among the Dahlias, and Nature’s Half-acre. Please join us on Saturday, August 23 for a progressive garden tour from 10:00 am to 2:15 pm. Refreshments will be served at the last garden. Registration for these rain-or-shine tours is limited to 30 people. Carpooling is strongly requested since parking is limited.

Saturday, August 23
10:00 am – 2:15 pm—Maps and directions will be included in your registration packet.
Fee: $20 /BCAHS $15

1. Full refunds will be given for cancellations made at least ten days prior to classes/trips whenever possible, except in case of tour bus trips where any refund requires notification at least three weeks prior to departure. In case of late cancellations, no refund will be granted since it prevents us from covering our expenses.

2. We will call you whenever a program has had to be cancelled due to inclement weather or any other reason. Many of our programs are on a ‘rain-or-shine’ basis (within reason, of course!)

3. Course registrations are limited. Register early to avoid missing your favorites! When a course is shown as filled, you may request to have your name added to our waiting list in case an opening in that course becomes available later on. Do not pay for filled courses until you are called that an opening has become available.

4. The first two weeks of registration, which begins with the publication of the brochure, is exclusive to members. You cannot register for a non-member during this two week period.

5. New-member registrations and non-member registrations can be made only after the first two weeks. If your membership has lapsed (as noted with a red dot next to your name on the address label), you will be considered a new-member if you choose to rejoin.

6. Registration for courses or tours is limited to yourself and one other person per registration form.

7. Two weeks after publication, all registrations will be on a first-come-first-served basis.

8. Registration forms, together with all fees, must be mailed or brought to the office to hold a space which will be on a first-come-first-served basis.

9. You will receive an acknowledgement of your registration in the mail as well as any needed maps and directions. However, maps and directions for tours of private gardens are usually handed out at designated meeting places.

This web page has been prepared by The BCAHS Education Committee:
Tony La Scala, Barbara Reitz, Co-Chm. Anita Bischoff, Emily Botti, Karen Connolly, Guy del Vecchio, Sharon Eckhaus, Helen Feigel, Patti Fox, Mollie Frerichs, Mary Kurka, Caroline La Scala, Jane Manning, Kate Phelan, Kathy Muller

REGISTRATION FORM

Please be sure to check the availability of the courses with Lillian Wykert Lillian.Wykert@oprhp.state.ny.us. or call the arboretum office, 631 581 1002 before you fill in, pay for, and mail the registration forms!

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